Shortly after the accident, China Airlines changed the flight number to 919, which now serves the Taipei-Hong Kong route along with existing flights 903, 641, 605, 909, 913, 915, 617, 679, 923, 927 and 2927. "The flight on Saturday, 25 May 2002 took off at 14:50 local time and was expected to arrive at Hong Kong at 16:28. Of these passengers, 10 sustained injuries predominantly on their left side (1 held an infant; the infant's condition is not stated) while 10 sustained injuries predominantly on their right side.At 17:05, a military C-130 aircraft spotted a crashed airliner 20 nautical miles (37 km) northeast of Makung.

All rights go to Cineflix Productions Air Crash Investigation. This would mean that all of the scratches would be completely contained by the innermost row of fasteners, and the fasteners themselves would be strong enough to stop the propagation of any new and existing fatigue cracks. There was no distress signal or communication sent out prior to the crash.The Republic of China and the People's Republic of China co-operated in the recovery of the aircraft; the People's Republic of China allowed personnel from Taiwan to search for bodies and aircraft fragments in those parts of the Taiwan Strait controlled by the People's Republic of China.China Airlines requested relatives to submit blood samples for DNA testing at the Criminal Investigation Bureau of National Police Administration and two other locations.The final investigation report found that the accident was the result of metal fatigue caused by inadequate maintenance after a previous incident. Pieces of the aircraft were found in the ocean and on Taiwan, including in the city of The governments of Taiwan and the People's Republic of China co-operated in the recovery of the aircraft; the Chinese allowed personnel from Taiwan to search for bodies and aircraft fragments in those parts of the China Airlines requested relatives to submit blood samples for The final investigation report found that the accident was the result of Even though the kind of damage inflicted on the tail was far beyond the damage that a doubler plate is meant to fix, this accident probably would not have occurred if the doubler had been installed properly. All four engines were recovered from the sea and found not to have suffered any malfunction prior to the crash.

Contracted recovery vessels were subsequently utilized for the recovery of the aircraft wreckage and the remaining bodies.The victims were identified by visual identification, personal effects, fingerprints, dental examinations and through DNA testing. The final investigation report found that the accident was the result of fatigue cracking caused by inadequate maintenance after a much earlier tailstrike incident. The report indicated that on 7 February 1980, the aircraft used on the flight had a tailstrike accident while landing in Hong Kong.Consequently, after repeated cycles of depressurization and pressurization during flight, the weakened hull gradually started to crack and finally broke open in mid-flight on 25 May 2002, exactly 22 years to the day after the faulty repair was made upon the damaged tail. The aircraft involved while registered as B-1866 in 1996 landing at An explosive decompression of the aircraft occurred once the crack opened up, causing the complete disintegration of the aircraft in mid-air.China Airlines disputed much of the report, stating that investigators did not find the pieces of the aircraft that would prove the contents of the investigation report.One piece of evidence of the metal fatigue is contained in pictures that were taken during a routine inspection of the plane years before the crash.It is a common practice to retire flight numbers following loss of aircraft and Flight 611 no longer exists. Some of the victims had expansion of lung tissue, subcutaneous emphysema, and bleeding on the nose and mouth.There was no distress signal or communication sent out prior to the crash.The plane was supposed to be leveling off then as it approached its cruising altitude of 35,000 feet. Most of the bodies were nearly intact except, in some cases, for fractured bones. ... Scratching the Surface (China airlines flight 611) - Infinite Flight - Duration: 1:46. The victims' bodies were photographed and their clothing and possessions were cataloged and returned to the victim's families. Shortly before the breakup, two of the aircraft's four engines began providing slightly higher thrust, which was later found to have been within the normal ranges of deviation. The victims' records, including body diagrams, injury protocols, photographs, and other documents related to the recovery and identification of the individuals were then correlated for each identified victim.Most of the victims had extensive injuries consistent with head trauma, tibia and fibula fractures, significant back abrasions and pelvic injuries.

The other two had been in full passenger service until 1999, when they were converted to freighters. The passengers included a former legislator and two reporters from the Of the 225 passengers and crew on board, remains of 175 were recovered and identified.

The first 82 bodies were found floating on the ocean surface of the Taiwan Strait and were recovered by fishing boats and military vessels.